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Instrument Landing System Draft Specification

693KA8 SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONTRACTS · Washington, District of Columbia, 20591

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Response status

Due in 35 days

Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC

Responses remain open.

Posted
Aug 3, 2026
Archive date
Oct 3, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • 693KA8 SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONTRACTS published this sources sought.
  • Competition is listed as No Set aside used.
  • The place of performance is Washington, District of Columbia.
  • The notice uses NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
6865d493412c4f38a628f315c40b5c68
Solicitation
693KA8-26-R-11111
Base type
Sources Sought
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

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Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation number
693KA8-26-R-11111
NAICS
334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
—
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Set-aside code
—
Posted
Aug 3, 2026
Responses due
Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Oct 3, 2026
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Sources Sought
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Aug 29, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
—
Subagency
Federal Aviation Administration
Subagency code
—
Office
693KA8 SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONTRACTS
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Organization path codes
—
Office address
WASHINGTON, DC, 20591, USA
Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia, 20591
City code
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State
District of Columbia
State code
DC
Postal code
20591
Country
—

Points of contact

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Notice description

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting this Market Survey in accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Section 3.2.1.2.1. The FAA has a requirement to procure Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) to establish and/or sustain the existing infrastructure for CAT I/II/III approach procedures. The purpose of this announcement is to share the attached draft Specification and receive industry comments to better understand current market capabilities. The information received will be used as input to refine the technical requirements and finalize the acquisition strategy for the next ILS Contract.

Comparable award range

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Comparable awards

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Amendment history

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VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Sources SoughtAug 10, 2026Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 PM UTCeea6488bcaf56af4
2Sources SoughtAug 28, 2026Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 PM UTCb1eec2de2c82079a

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Aug 29, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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